Luci, the MPOWERD Solar Lantern, to Help Energy-Starved Third World Nations
MPOWERD, or Micro Power Design, has developed Luci a solar-powered light created to help the scores of people throughout the world who are either...
Solar Cells and Supercapacitors Improved by New 3D Germanium Sulfide Nanostructure
Next-generation supercapacitors and solar cells could be improved by a newly-created germanium sulfide (GeS) nanomaterial resembling a shish-kebab.
North Carolina State University researchers put up...
Russian Airplane Industry Considering Solar as Alternative Power Source
According to recent announcements about government investments in solar, it appears that the energy source will be powering the civilian aircraft in Russia in...
Huge Solar Parking Structure Planned in North Carolina
Envision Solar plans to use some of the 160 billion square feet of paved land in the world used as parking lots for cars...
SMILE FC: Suzuki and Intelligent Energy’s Partnership to Produce Fuel Cells
Suzuki and Intelligent Energy have come together to establish a new corporation, SMILE FC System Corporation, in order to mass-produce fuel cells for Suzuki vehicles.
With the ongoing...
Honda Partners with SolarCity for Solar Charging System
Honda and SolarCity have recently announced plans to collaborate on a solar charging system for the Fit EV electric vehicle.
There are a lot of great things that come in...
Coffee-Powered Car Sets New Speed Record
Coffee-powered car owner Martin Bacon has just beaten the 65 mph record for cars of that class. The car achieved the feat with an...
Global Wind Turbine Market Evolution Uncertain
According to an expert at GlobalData, the wind turbine market is currently suffering from manufacturing overcapacity, falling subsidies, and general uncertainty about the long-term...
China Wind Power Generation Bigger Than Nuclear
Nuclear power is no longer the top energy source in China. Wind power has overtaken nuclear power, and in 2012, wind farms generated 2%...
Engineered Yeast May Lead to Gasoline Substitute, MIT Finds
Researchers at MIT used engineered yeast to produce alcohol in the mitochondria. The mitochondria produce the energy in the cell, making them more efficient.
Yeast has...
